पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 8, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra8.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.44°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra299.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani113.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:41
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:45
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876235.27
Julian Day2464700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.39°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.3562°), declination -22.32°, EoT -6.70 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2036-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)